We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
270 of its 520 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Buenos Aires accounted for 230 of Argentina's 270 stories about harm, carried by 317 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Flu was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
19 of its 29 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 5 of Cuyabeno's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
75 of its 138 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Ramban accounted for 65 of Kashmir's 75 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Landslides were named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and storms.
17 of its 46 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
653 of its 1,540 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Rome accounted for 554 of Italy's 653 stories about harm, carried by 868 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
84 of its 181 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Drownings were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
7 of Darfur's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
81 of its 121 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
75 of its 283 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).
Also named far more than usual: polio in Pakistan (33 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in Australia (23 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Israel (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in India (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 Apr. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 14,250 stories about harm among 74,241 counted on 21 Apr.
Argentina's news was 52% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. of the day's 74,241 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. A year earlier, on 21 April 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
The words in the day's stories were softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?
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